SWEET CHARITY

Musical Direction by Doug Peck
Book by Neil Simon and Music by Cy Coleman and Lyrics by Dorothy Fields
Based on an original screenplay by Federico Fellini and Tullio Pinelli and Ennio Flaiano
Produced for the Broadway stage by Fryer and Carr and Harris
Conceived and Staged and Choreographed by Bob Fosse
Directed by Artistic Director Michael Halberstam
Choreographed by Jessica Redish

Featuring Karen Burthwright, Adam Estes, James Earl Jones II, Ericka Mac, Jeff Parker, Travis Porchia, Liam Quealy, Emily Ariel Rogers, Katie Spelman, Tiffany Topol and Jarrod Zimmerman

How many times can a girl make the same mistakes? Charity Valentine’s problems aren’t unique—a dead end job, a string of dates with identically flawed men and a knack for making the wrong choices. Of course, in her case the job is as a dance hall “hostess” and her dates all seem to end with her being pushed into the lake— but that won’t shake her belief that great things lie just ahead. And perhaps they do…

Artistic Director Michael Halberstam gives Charity reasons to sing and dance on the gritty streets of New York, and Musical Director Doug Peck re-imagines the score for a live jazz combo. Sure to be the musical smash hit of the season!

Running Time: Two hours and thirty minutes, including one intermission.

PRODUCTION TEAM

Scenic Design by Collette Pollard
Lighting Design by John Culbert
Costume Design by David Hyman
Sound Design by Joshua Horvath
Properties Design by Nick Heggestad

More than 18,000 patrons saw a Writers' Theatre main-stage production during our 2011/12 Season, a third of them seeing multiple productions.